2025 version (128 questions)Updated for the Oct 20, 2025 testA: Colonial Period and Independence
There were 13 original states. Name five.
Answer
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
Explanation
The first 13 states were the former British colonies along the Atlantic coast. USCIS accepts any five, such as Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.
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